Like that title? Meal planning right now is kicking my tush. It's going to be hard enough during our "normal" weeks, with everything that's going on around here, but this week is anything but "normal". Don't those first few weeks of school just kill you? Extra meetings, curriculum nights...I don't know, is it better to get everything over with at once, or would it be easier to string it out? Yeah, I know, all at once. *sigh*Last week, when I wrote my MPM post, I was under the mistaken impression that Julianna's Monday night ballet class was 4:30-5:30. Oops! My bad. It's 5:30-6:30, giving me yet another impossible night for family dinner. Can I just say, I'm really, really regretting ever getting her involved in dance? It's expensive, I'm not at all sure right now how long I can keep her in it, and it's making family dinner's very difficult. I would pull her out in a minute except for some far-more-important things: 1. she loves it. Truly. She sees her identity in it, and while I know it will change, right now that's how it is. 2. We gave Rebekah the gift of dance. She danced for many, many years and it doesn't feel right to deny Julianna the same opportunity. 3. It's physical exercise. Something my children, like all children, dearly need. 4. It makes her happy. *sigh*
Sunday dinner (church): ??
Sunday supper: breakfast for dinner
Monday (dance): Trader Joe's Orange Chicken & rice, sichuan green beans
Tuesday (piano, PTA): Baked Spaghetti Casserole, salad, bread
Wednesday (dentist, scouts): Confetti Chicken Casserole, green salad
Thursday (dance, curriculum nights): pot luck
Friday: BBQ Ribs, oven baked potato wedges, veggies
Saturday lunch:
Saturday night (wedding): Chicken nuggets, noodles, peas
Have you tried those Sichuan Green Beans yet? Seriously awesome. I made them last week and not only did everyone eat them, there were actually complaints that there weren't more. Of a vegetable. Wow. Mark said he could eat an entire bowl of just those, and he wasn't kidding. Score!
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5 comments:
have you ever checked out how the prices at footsteps (where Benjamin dances) compare? we have been really happy there. Beth's daughter dances there, too.
My Ducky feels the same way about her ballet - it's part of who she is. God luck trying to coordinate meals with after school activities as I know how hard it is. I am going to chick out that bean recipe now.
Can your daughter be transfered into a different time slot that would better suit everyone? It's hard once the kids are in activities. I found leftovers or hearty soups were the way to go on the nights when activities were at an awkward time. They can be made ahead are easily reheated as needed.
That bean recipe looks delicious!
It is so hard some weeks with different things going on. I added the green beans to my "To Try" list. They sound delish!!
We're going through a similar thing now that school is started and so have the activities. Dinners are becoming crazy - but I'm still impressed that you've stayed committed to doing a meal plan. I hope to institute one here too!
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